Population justification: Partners in Flight estimate the total population to number 50,000-499,999 individuals (A. Panjabi in litt. 2008).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory

Occurrence status

Presence

Breeding

Non-breeding

Passage

Resident

Mexico

Native

Extant

Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria

Country/Territory

IBA Name

IBA link

Mexico

Sur del Valle de México

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)

Habitat (level 2)

Importance

Occurrence

Forest

Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

major

breeding

Forest

Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

major

non-breeding

Altitude

2100 - 3200 m

Occasional altitudinal limits

2000 - 3500 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Ergaticus ruber. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 03/03/2015.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2015) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 03/03/2015.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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